Youth News
Naperville North Hosts Community Chess Extravaganza 8
On Wednesday, May 27th, the IHSA State Champion Naperville North High School Chess Team hosted a night of chess fun for the Naperville community. The tournament…
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Albanian Expert Dritan Zekaj wins 2015 Lincoln Memorial Open; 3-Way Tie in Reserve: Sean Insley, Tom Segreto, Bryce Lawson
Dritan Zekaj made quick work of the field at the four-round Lincoln Memorial Open. The four-round event was hosted by the DeKalb Chess Club. Zekaj, an…
Youth News
Top 100 Youth — May 2015
Illinois continues to host 11 18-year olds in the top 100 nationwide, whereas statistically we’d expect to have only four. For the first time, Illinois has…
Illinois Chess Tour
Texas IM Jeffery Xiong Wins 2015 Chicago Open; 14-Year Olds Rule in Multiple Sections
With a ninth round defeat of Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista, IM Jeffery Xiong claimed the 24th Chicago Open championship. The victory was worth $10,300 to…
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24th Chicago Open Kicks Off Today
The 24th Chicago Open promises to have something for everyone over the course of five days. The jewel of the Continental Chess Association’s midwest circuit begins…
Youth News
Discounted USCF Memberships Available For Juniors
From now through the end of May (2015), any juniors K-12 who are interested in a USCF one year membership at the rate of $9 may…
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Illinois Players Earn Hardware at 3rd Ice Harbor Scholastic, Panner Wins K-6 U800, Rockford Marshall Nabs K-12 U1200
Aidan Carey could have played it easy and entered the K-6 Open at the Third Annual Ice Harbor Scholastic. But who likes easy? Instead the Avery…
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Alex Zhao Wins K-1 National Championship, Coonley Takes 5th
Alex Zhao, a first-grader at Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove, is the K-1 National Champion! Alex defeated Californian Sriram Krishnakumar in the final round to…
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Turgut Claims 2nd at National K-6, Daniels Ties for 5th
Dropping a game at a national tournament is never fun, but for Aydin Turgut it did not mean the end of the road. Despite the fifth…
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Advaith Prabu Ties for 4th at National K-5, 7th on Tiebreaks
Advaith Prabu came within a half-point of the National K-5 Championship. The fifth grader finished 6.0/7, losing only to Washington’s Anthony He, the second highest-rated player…